Awards and Honors

A Drive to Excel

Faculty at Emory are committed to making the world a better place. From the National Science Foundation Senior Research Award to Guggenheim Fellowships, our faculty are consistently recognized for their knowledge and research achievements in all fields. 

Oxford biology professor Nitya Jacobs outdoors on mountain
Major Honors

Award-Winning Faculty

49 fellows

of the American Association for the Advancement of Science

36 members

of the National Academy of Medicine

49 fellows

of the American Academy of Nursing

27 members

of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences

19 members

of the American Law Institute

6 members

of the National Academy of Sciences

12 fellows

of the National Academy of Inventors

3 recipients

of the Lasker Award

Emory by the Numbers

2
Pulitzer Prize recipients
8
International awards among Emory faculty
2
Nobel Peace Prizes awarded to honorary Emory faculty
3300+
Honors awarded to Emory faculty
Faculty Honors

Emory professor and poet Jericho Brown wins MacArthur Foundation ‘genius grant’

Jericho Brown, Emory’s Charles Howard Candler Professor of English and Creative Writing, has been named a 2024 MacArthur Fellow for his poetry “reflecting on contemporary culture and identity in works that combine formal experimentation and intense self-examination.”

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